Can anyone dive into pixel art?
Printed From: Pixel Joint
Category: The Lounge
Forum Name: Resources and Support
Forum Discription: Help your fellow pixel artists out with links to good tutorials, other forums, software, fonts, etc. Bugs and support issues should go here as well.
URL: https://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18153
Printed Date: 13 September 2025 at 1:06pm
Topic: Can anyone dive into pixel art?
Posted By: Mr.Massacre
Subject: Can anyone dive into pixel art?
Date Posted: 09 February 2014 at 3:14pm
| I would like to get into pixel art but im discouraged by the fact that i cant draw for the life of me.Ive dabbled a bit in pixel art making heads for a mobile game called graal and the results were amazing to me but far off from what i can see here on pixel joint. Basically what im asking is should i continue trying to become better in pixel art or should i invest my time in learning how to draw then revisit pixel art once ive become good at drawing.I feel like if i continue learning pixel art without knowing how to draw properly ill eventually hit a wall and wont be able to progress any further. |
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Posted By: greenraven
Date Posted: 09 February 2014 at 3:30pm
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Before you make any decisions be aware that Pixel Joint's rules are just arbitrary musings and not pixel art edicts. What you see in the gallery is simply a form of pixel art. For now just focus on becoming a better artist overall. Pixelated is just another medium. -------------  "pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso 
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Posted By: cure
Date Posted: 09 February 2014 at 5:48pm
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Anyone can start pixelling, but a background in drawing will help a lot. All 2-D art shares the same fundamentals, and these are easiest to learn via drawing rather than pixelling. If you can't draw, you won't be able to pixel very well. You can always try both. |
Posted By: skittle
Date Posted: 09 February 2014 at 6:11pm
| Being good at drawing will help but you don't exactly need to be good at it. I don't know how to draw at all, I'm sure it would help but it's not a skill you NEED to have. |
Posted By: AlexHW
Date Posted: 09 February 2014 at 7:58pm
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The more you do whatever, the better you become at whatever- there are multiple paths anyone can take to that goal. Whether it is pixels, graphite, paint, chalk, poop, etc- you're chasing the same types of results, so as long as you start somewhere you'll be on your way. |
Posted By: Iscalio
Date Posted: 17 February 2014 at 11:21pm
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I doo like the poop medium.
Color theory seems to be rather important when you have to pick only a few colors and make them count. |